A home theater gift

My husband and I have a prayer notebook to list down the things that we need to buy and the things that we want to have. That list is like our guide to be good stewards of God's blessings and avoid compulsive buying. We also want to make sure that we pray over the decisions we make. If ever we have an extra money from our salary, we check our ‘to buy’ list. But if we'll receive something as a gift (love gift, general support, etc.) we will go to the ‘wants’ list. "wants list" is also for those things and dreams that we cannot buy or I may say impossible to have at this moment.  I always look forward for the opportunity that God would allow us to go through the "wants list" because it means that we received a special gift from Him. As for the ‘needs’ list God has been very faithful in providing them.

 

One of the things that are on the want list is a DVD component because my husband and I love to watch movies, tv series, and listen to music.  But I added from the criteria dapat may FM and AM band. Sabi ni Carlo ibibili na lang daw niya ako ng radio sa divisoria na may AM and FM kasi wala na raw ganon ngayon. Pero yun ang gusto ko eh. Dahil wala naman kaming pera, lagi na lang kaming nag wi-window shopping sa mall o kahit saan kami mapuntang lugar na may appliance center. Sabi namin para pag may pambili na kami, alam na namin ang bibilhin namin.

 

Last month we received an extra gift dagdag sa money namin to buy the dvd component pero we found out na di pala enough yung money namin. So after three weeks of going to Trinoma nakakita kami ng, hindi lang DVD component, but a home theater, 5.1 channel speakers, subwoofer, kumpleto sa kaboom! On sale at sakto sa money namin tapos ang bonus pa don may AM/FM. We decided not to buy it right away kasi baka di naman will ni God. So we prayed about it while always checking on it everytime nasa Trinoma kami, kilalala na nga kami nung salesman don. We really want to be good stewards of God's blessings kaya ayaw namin na gastos lang ng gastos. But we remembered what Kuya Jeff Miller our mentor sa couples discipleship group namin na sin daw yung gastos ng gastos at sin din daw yung ipon ng ipon. I can't remember the verse that he used when we were discussing the topic about money pero yun ang sabi niya.

 

So we ended up buying the home theater and came home happy. I can't believe na kahit wants talaga pag-ginusto ng God binibigay niya.